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Giving thanks to migrant workers, meaningfully

Migrant workers were very much present in Leamington, Ont., when I drove through its streets one Sunday in September. It was their day off,

Opinion | BY CONNIE SORIO | October 4, 2021

Migrant workers, pictured, were welcomed by the Simcoe community at the Centre for Migrant Workers Solidarity, a partner of KAIROS’ Empowering Temporary Foreign Workers during COVID-19 project. If the Canadian government is truly grateful for the lasting contributions of temporary foreign workers, it would extend permanent residency applications indefinitely, and regularize undocumented workers who have—through no fault of their own—fallen through the cracks of Canada’s cumbersome Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), writes Connie Sorio. Photograph courtesy of Centre for Migrant Workers Solidarity

Giving thanks to migrant workers, meaningfully

Opinion | BY CONNIE SORIO | October 4, 2021

Migrant workers were very much present in Leamington, Ont., when I drove through its streets one Sunday in September. It was their day off,

Giving thanks to migrant workers, meaningfully

Opinion | BY CONNIE SORIO | October 4, 2021

Migrant workers were very much present in Leamington, Ont., when I drove through its streets one Sunday in September. It was their day off,

Migrant workers, pictured, were welcomed by the Simcoe community at the Centre for Migrant Workers Solidarity, a partner of KAIROS’ Empowering Temporary Foreign Workers during COVID-19 project. If the Canadian government is truly grateful for the lasting contributions of temporary foreign workers, it would extend permanent residency applications indefinitely, and regularize undocumented workers who have—through no fault of their own—fallen through the cracks of Canada’s cumbersome Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), writes Connie Sorio. Photograph courtesy of Centre for Migrant Workers Solidarity

How Canada can better its brand in the Philippines

Canadian mining companies are often the face of Canada in the Global South. For those affected by these companies, this face may be a

Opinion | BY CONNIE SORIO | March 22, 2017

How Canada can better its brand in the Philippines

Opinion | BY CONNIE SORIO | March 22, 2017

Canadian mining companies are often the face of Canada in the Global South. For those affected by these companies, this face may be a

How Canada can better its brand in the Philippines

Opinion | BY CONNIE SORIO | March 22, 2017

Canadian mining companies are often the face of Canada in the Global South. For those affected by these companies, this face may be a